Travelling from Zurich to St. Gallen by train

The fastest trains from Zurich to St. Gallen take around 1 hour and 2 minutes, covering a distance of approximately 63 kilometres. There are frequent services on the rail route between Zurich and St. Gallen.

Direct trains run between Zurich and St. Gallen.

We usually find around 41 direct trains on the route from Zurich to St. Gallen every weekday.

There are typically fewer departures at weekends, when we found around 35 departures.
The duration is normally about 1 hour and 2 minutes, whatever time you make the journey.

On weekdays the earliest direct train to St. Gallen is usually scheduled to depart Zurich around 05:33 and the last train is around 00:17.
At weekends the first train of the day leaves Zurich around 06:09, and the last at 00:17.

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When to book Zurich to St. Gallen train tickets?

Trains in Switzerland usually open for booking around 0 days in advance.
If booking is not yet open for your dates then you can set a booking alert to receive an email on the day that the cheapest tickets are released for your journey from Zurich to St. Gallen by train.

Which trains operate between Zurich and St. Gallen?

More than one type of train operates on the route from Zurich to St. Gallen, so you’ll be travelling with one or more of the following rail operators:

Eurocity (EC)

InterCity

Intercités

Interregio

Regional Express

Regional-Express

You can check which train you’ll be travelling on by looking for the train name in search results.